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Frozen Pea Sensory Bin – Easy Fun for Babies and Toddlers

I’m big on sensory play, and so is my baby girl. My son needs to be armed with a spoon before he joins us. Although he’s getting better at sticking his fingers in there. Having both a baby, who eats everything and a toddler who doesn’t like to handle sticky things, my choice for sensory play isn’t as varied as I would like. However, when I saw the Mushy green peas sensory bin from Happy Toddler Playtime, I knew I had found the answer. I tweaked it to suit my kids and the weather. We found out that this simple Frozen Pea Sensory Bin can also be used in three different ways. As the peas defrosted and became softer, it opened up a whole new set of possibilities. I’ll show you what I mean.

Frozen peas sensory bin. This sensory tub is a three in one activity that is perfect for rainy days. It's also safe for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy. If you're looking for a small world play idea, or an energy burner, then look no further, the answer is right here.

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Do you have little ones who like to put everything in their mouths? Check out this list of 15 Amazing Taste-Safe Sensory Bins for more play ideas that are fun and safe.

My favorite is Rainbow Rice, it is the best thing I have ever made for my kids. It’s taste-safe, easy to make and I also have an amazing hack for keeping it mess-free. Read my How to Make Rainbow Rice post to see how you can create sensory play activities that only take 1 minute to clean up.

Activity 1. Frozen Pea Sensory Bin Play

As far as sensory bins go, this one is the easiest to prepare. All you need to do is grab a bag out of the freezer and pour it into a tub.

Having a sensory bin filler that is so cold, added a new dimension to this activity. It also gave me a new way to cool down on hot summer days. During heatwaves, when it’s too dangerous to go outside, I place the rainbow rice in the freezer for a few hours. We still get to have some fun while cooling down at the same time.

Related: How to Make Taste-Safe Rainbow Spaghetti

Activity 2: Small World “Apple” Farm

My son recently got a toy tractor and wagon (he loves trucks and cars), and I thought that frozen peas looked like perfect little apples that we could farm and carry around in his new tractor.

This idea proved very popular. So we got all of his construction toys out of the sandpit and had a lot of fun with our apple farm small world play. Having the peas start frozen, meant that they didn’t disintegrate with all of the scooping, moving, and being run over by big trucks. Next time I’ll make some ‘crates’ for the apples using old tissue boxes, that he can then stack. Or possibly add a tub of water so that we can wash the apples, I’ll wait for summer before I try this one though.

If your toddler loves small world play, check out my post, 10+ mini-world play ideas for toddlers.

Related: Taste-Safe Mud Sensry Bin – perfect for small world farm play

Activity 3: Now un-frozen peas hammering

We’ve been having a lot of fun hammering lately. We did hammer painting recently, which was a huge success. I’ve also been letting the kids dive into the pots and pans to make a bit of noise.

Once the peas are defrosted and mushy, they are perfect for hammering. If you’ve got a rainy day, then this will be a fantastic high-energy burner for your kids to enjoy.

Related: Rainbow Jelly Sensory Bin and Scavenger Hunt

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Frozen peas sensory bin. This sensory tub is a three in one activity that is perfect for rainy days. It's also safe for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy. If you're looking for a small world play idea, or an energy burner, then look no further, the answer is right here.

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